Caribbean Times 7th Issue - Tuesday 4th October 2016

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Tuesday 4th October 2016 A n t i g u a a n d B a r b u d a 

Vol.8 No.7 $2.00 

WIOC INVESTMENT 

STARTS TO PAY OFF 

By Joanna Paris 

Eighteen months ago the government 

of Antigua and Barbuda entered into an 

agreement with the West Indies Oil Company 

(WIOC), where the government assumed 

51% ownership of the company. 

It was a strategic move in the Gaston 

Browne led administration’s step towards 

entrepreneurial socialism, which is 

reaping significant results. 

Prime Minister, the Hon. Gaston 

Browne, has revealed that WIOC has declared 

a dividend of 67%. This means that 

the government of Antigua and Barbuda 

will collect a cheque for approximately 

$7 million dollars, which represents its 

share of the profits. 

“If there is anyone who is speculating 

as to whether or not this program of entrepreneurial 

socialism is working, this 

is a typical example through which the 

people of Antigua and Barbuda through 

my government, is engaged in entrepreneurship 

and would have turned superior 

profits into benefits for Antiguans and 

Barbudans”, explained the Prime Minister. 

He is confident that similar results 

will be derived from the recently signed 

agreement between the government of 

Antigua and Barbuda and the Caribbean 

Union Bank (CUB). 

The agreement makes provisions for 

the government and CUB to gorge a synergy 

to advance the development of the 

bank and by enlarge the economy of Antigua 

and Barbuda. 

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Tuesday 4th October 2016 

January date for new Social Security deductions 

By Everton Barnes 

The new Social Security 

deductions will go into effect 

from January first next 

year. 

That’s the word from 

Director of the Social Security 

Scheme, David Matthias, 

who said with the year 

coming to a close it was 

felt that it would be useful 

to start the new deductions 

from the beginning of the 

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Currently, he explained 

employees pay SS deductions 

on income up to a 

maximum of $6,500.00. 

For private sector employees, 

the current rate is 10 

percent of their salaries 

with the employer paying 6 

percent and the employee 4 

percent. 

For government employees, 

the rate is a little 

lower at 9 percent; six percent 

paid by the government 

and the employee 3 

percent. 

“At no time is an employee 

paying more 

$195.00 per month in Social 

Security deductions,” 

he noted. 

However, under the new 

regulations that have been 

passed by the parliament, 

private sector workers’ 

contributions will rise by 

two percent to 12 percent 

in January. He revealed that 

By Everton Barnes 

Two Chinese, believed to be nationals 

of the People’s Republic of China, were 

intercepted at the VC Bird International 

Airport on Saturday attempting to leave 

the country utilizing false documents. 

Chief Immigration Officer, Annette 

Mark, said the two men were attempting to 

board a Jetblue flight to the United States 

with false documents portraying them as 

Canadians. 

Mark said she believes that their final 

destination was Canada. 

The forged documents were spotted by 

an alert immigration agent who notified 

this amount will be shared 

equally by the employer 

and the employee at one 

percent each. 

For government workers, 

the overall contribution 

moves to 11 percent 

with the government and 

the employee sharing the 

increase equally. 

Last Wednesday, Matthias 

was invited to the 

Cabinet for the purpose 

of informing the members 

of the change to the Social 

Security law, and the 

consultations in which the 

SSB engaged with various 

stakeholders. 

Matthias told the Cabinet 

that a Trade Union, 

the Hotels Association, the 

Chamber of Commerce and 

the leaders of all types of 

businesses came before the 

SSB to discuss the imminent 

changes. 

A government spokesman 

said the new law gives 

Director of the Social Security 

Scheme, David Matthias 

the SSB, the right to decide 

on increases in age, deductions 

and payouts. The 

object, according to the 

spokesman is to make the 

technical experts the final 

decision-makers so that the 

Social Security system can 

be governed by the findings 

of the actuaries and the resource 

capability, rather 

than any other concerns. 

Two Chinese intercepted 

the police and the men were taken into 

custody. 

According to Mark the men arrived in 

Antigua aboard a LIAT flight from Dominica 

on September 13, and they have been 

in the country since then. She said a police 

investigation is underway and it is not yet 

clear what charges they will face. 

She added that it was too early to state 

whether the incident is related to human 

trafficking in any way. 

Police spokesman Senior Sergeant 

Frankie Thomas confirmed that the police 

are investigating the incident and he declined 

to provide any further details.

Tuesday 4th October 2016 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g 3 

October declared Road Safety Month 

President of the Antigua 

and Barbuda Road Safety 

Group Alice Ho-Tack in 

collaboration with the Antigua 

& Barbuda Transport 

Board and the Royal Police 

Force has declared October 

month as Road Safety 

Month. 

After six months of Zero 

Fatalities we have suddenly 

recorded 5 road fatalities 

within three months. 

The group is calling on 

all stakeholders to raise 

awareness through education 

and the media, and to 

advise the public to be extremely 

cautious with the 

current state of the roads, 

our roads are in a deplorable 

state following the 

recent floods and tropical 

storms. 

We have volunteered to 

donate signs particularly 

for Jonas Road which is uneven 

and motorist must be 

warned to slow down and 

drive cautiously. 

The roads must be 

shared by motorist and pedestrians, 

however due to 

the lack of sidewalks we 

are advising motorist to reduce 

speed and slow down 

giving way to pedestrians 

who also use the island’s 

roadways. 

We would like to advise 

all road users and drivers 

to excising care, caution, 

consideration, courtesy and 

common sense on the nation 

roads. 

Our campaign continues 

to educate and inform 

the nation on the key risk 

factors relating to speeding, 

seatbelt use, child restraints 

seats, helmet use, 

cell phone use, driving under 

the influence of alcohol 

and stray animals. 

“Speed is what determines 

the outcome of a 

crash, whether you live or 

whether you die or whether 

other people live or die.” 

Antigua & Barbuda has 

seen the highest recorded 

road fatalities in over a decade 

with 13 persons who 

have fallen victims to road 

accidents in 2015, not forgetting 

the many more injured 

or disabled. 

We intend to continue 

raising awareness through 

education at schools, the 

social media, Radio & 

Television and pray for the 

safety of all road users. 

Road deaths are considered 

needless deaths and 

can be prevented.



Parts of two new multimillion 

dollar crushers arrive in Antigua 

The Government of Antigua 

and Barbuda through 

the Ministry of works 

and Housing is moving 

ahead with what is being 

described as the largest 

investment in road infrastructure 

in recent times. 

Prime Minister of Antigua 

and Barbuda the 

Hon. Gaston Brown said: 

I am delighted to be part 

of this team that is receiving 

several pieces of equipment 

for the Ministry of 

Works and Housing that include: 

six concrete trucks, 

and parts of two new crushers 

that will be utilized by 

The World Travel Awards’ nominees 

for the ‘World’s Leading Honeymoon 

Destination’ have just been 

announced and Antigua and Barbuda, 

known for its panoramic views, intimate 

resorts and relaxing lifestyle has 

once again come out on top. 

Antigua and Barbuda leads the 

nominations which list 10 other destinations 

to include the Caribbean islands 

of Jamaica, Saint Lucia and Barbados. 

The World Travel Awards rewards 

excellence in the travel, tourism and 

hospitality industry worldwide. 

It is recognized globally as the hallmark 

of quality, with winners setting 

the benchmark to which all other aspire. 

Antigua and Barbuda, is considered 

the Ministry. 

This investment of over 

30 million dollars is a long 

term investment to improve 

the Ministry’s productive 

capacity to improve and 

expand the existing road 

network. 

We intend to sell about 

51 percent in shares through 

a crowed investment product 

in which Antiguans and 

Barbudans can buy into the 

aggregate production facility.” 

Minister of Works and 

Housing, the Hon. Eustace 

“Teco” Lake said: 

I am pleased that Antigua 

and Barbuda has entered 

into a new stage of 

road construction. For the 

last 30 years plus, no investment 

of this proportion 

has been made. 

It is going to take effort, 

sacrifice and I am looking 

forward for the work being 

completed. 

The Director of Works 

and Housing, Lucine 

Hanley said: 

“The government of 

Antigua and Barbuda has 

embarked on a major road 

program partly funded by 

the Caribbean Development 

Bank and the British 

one of the easiest Caribbean islands 

to get married in. With no residency 

requirement, the destination hosts a 

record number of marriages annually 

and has gained recognition as a leader 

in the wedding, honeymoon and romance 

market. 

The destination boasts award-winning 

properties, romance-inducing 

landscapes, and has a luxurious beach 

for every day of the year. 

In September, Antigua and Barbuda 

was presented with the World Travel 

Award for the ‘Caribbean’s Most Romantic 

Destination’. The 2015 winner 

of the ‘Caribbean’s Most Romantic 

Destination’, and the 2013 winner of 

the ‘Caribbean’s Leading Honeymoon 

Destination’ is also Antigua and Barbuda. 

Government. 

Five (5) of a total of fifteen 

containers containing 

parts of two new Crushers 

were transported from the 

Antigua Port Authority on 

Sunday to the Burma and 

Bendals Quarries. 

The additional ten (10) 

containers will arrive in 

Antigua and Barbuda on 

October 5.” 

Approximately 48 miles 

of roads will be rehabilitated 

as part of the Road Infrastructure 

Rehabilitation 

and Institutional Capacity 

Building Project (IRICBP) 

that will commence shortly. 

Antigua and Barbuda nominated for 

World’s Leading Honeymoon Destination 

Antigua and Barbuda has also received 

nominations in five categories 

for the Grand Finale ‘World’ awards. 

They are: World’s Most Romantic Resort, 

World’s Leading Resort, World’s 

Leading Green Resort, World’s Leading 

Design Hotel, and World’s Leading 

Honeymoon Resort. 

The nominated hotels in these categories 

are Sandals Grande Antigua Resort 

& Spa, Curtain Bluff Resort, and 

Hermitage Bay Resort. 

The winner of the ‘World’s Leading 

Honeymoon Destination’ and other 

‘World’ awards will be announced by 

the World Travel Awards in December. 

Persons can vote for Antigua and 

Barbuda on www.worldtravelawards. 

com/vote Voting closes on 24 October 

2016.


Friends of Mount St. John’s Medical 

Centre continues to support the hospital 

Today, Mount St. John’s 

Medical Centre (MSJMC) received 

a donation of ten (10) 

infusion pumps – A donation 

valued at over thirty thousand 

dollars. 

The donation was made 

by the Friends of MSJMC 

(FoMSJMC), a charity organization 

which focuses solely 

on raising funds to support the 

hospital. 

“Friends of Mount St. 

John’s exist to support the 

work of the hospital. None of 

us know when we will need 

the services of the hospital 

that’s why it’s so important 

that our work continues and 

for you to give in any way you 

can”, said Dwayna Derrick, 

President of FoMSJMC. 

“On October 8 th we’ll be 

hosting another fundraiser 

(Tickle Me Pink Fete) so we 

want to thank all the folks who 

have supported our events in 

the past and encourage them 

to continue supporting our 

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and the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) 

advises that, effective November 1, 2016, applicants for U.S. 

passports and visas must remove their eyeglasses for U.S. 

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Applicants should ensure that they have removed their 

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(L) Dwayna Derrick FoMSJMC President and (R) Sonia Grant, MSJMC Director of Nursing Ag. Also 

included – Members of FoMSJMC and MSJMC Executives. 

fund-raising events because 

the hospital benefits.” 

Said Salma Crump; Marketing 

& Communications 

Manager at MSJMC: 

“The donation of the 

infusion pumps has come as 

a big relief to the hospital. 

We can’t begin to thank 

the Friends of MSJMC 

for not only making this 

donation possible but for the 

commitment they’ve shown 

to the hospital over the 

years. Their efforts are a key 

component in ensuring that 

our hospital has what it needs 

to care for our patients. 

For more information on 

how you or the organization 

you represent can make a donation 

to MSJMC please call 

(268) 484-2711 or send an 

email to info@msjmc.org. 

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Cruise Lines executives impressed 

with Antigua and Barbuda 

San Juan, Puerto Rico - Antigua & 

Barbuda has successfully presented its 

Master Plan for transforming its cruise 

tourism sector to top cruise executives 

and decision-makers at the recently 

concluded Annual Florida Caribbean 

Cruise Association (FCCA) Conference, 

held this year in Puerto Rico from 

September 26 – September 30. 

In a series of high level one-on-one 

meetings, the Antigua & Barbuda delegation 

made power-point presentations 

showing the impressive improvements 

that are already on the way at Port St. 

John’s, Antigua. 

The presentations shared details of 

the already commenced construction, as 

well as plans to construct two additional 

berths to accommodate the largest ships 

currently in operation, and a passenger 

terminal to support home-porting. 

Additional dredging will also be 

made to the turning basin and the approach 

channel to the harbour. The delegation 

making the presentations was 

led by The Honourable Asot Michael, 

Minister of Tourism, Economic Development, 

Investment and Energy. 

Future phases of the project include 

environmentally friendly landside public 

spaces and 130,000 square feet of 

retail space to accommodate high-end 

anchor brands shops, as well as a light 

railway tram to transport cruise passengers 

between the two transportation 

hubs at the northern and southern ends 

of the harbour. 

The entire architecture of the new 

landside facilities will be done in vintage 

Antiguan Colonial facades to bring 

back the charm and character of old St. 

John’s which is a major attraction for 

cruise passengers. 

In the meeting with members of the 

influential FCCA Operations Committee, 

a presentation was also made promoting 

new fuel Bunkering services 

now being offered by the Government 

via WIOC and Shell, the leading oil 

company for fuel bunkering in the region. 

This first-of-its-kind offering in Antigua 

will allow cruise ships to easily 

take on fuel at any of the piers while 

they are at berth in Port St. John’s. The 

storage capacity of WIOC for 1.5 million 

barrels allows Antigua to now offer 

this bunkering service at very competitive 

prices to its cruise line partners. 

The cruise executives were extremely 

receptive to this announcement, particularly 

when they learned that Royal 

Caribbean’s Adventure of the Seas had 

already made use of the new fuel bunkering 

services. 

Team Antigua and Barbuda were 

complimented for delivering on a 

promise made just over a year ago to 

offer this added incentive for the cruise 

lines to call at Antigua and help the destination 

regain its former status as a key 

port of call on Caribbean cruise itineraries. 

Minister Michael used the opportunity 

to leave this takeaway message 

with the cruise decision makers. He 

said “Antigua and Barbuda has made 

tremendous progress in just two short 

years in delivering on its promise to its 

cruise line partners and local industry 

stakeholders. 

“We have delivered on our promise 

to dredge the harbour, to extend the 

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Heritage Quay pier and to 

provide fuel bunkering as 

promised. We have clearly 

demonstrated that we are an 

action Government, that we 

understand and care about 

the cruise business and will 

do whatever is necessary to 

grow the sector for all our 

stakeholders and most importantly 

for improving the 

incomes of the people of Antigua 

and Barbuda”. 

President and CEO Adam 

Goldstein at the end of the 

presentation to RCCL, when 

asked for his feedback on 

the progress that has made 

by Antigua, summed it up 

in three words, “I AM IM- 

PRESSED”! 

Royal Caribbean also 

confirmed that Antigua’s efforts 

have already yielded 

tangible results in that the 

‘Anthem of the Seas’ will 

be making its inaugural call 

this December with 5,000 

passengers as a direct result 

of the extension to the existing 

pier and completion of 

dredging works. 

Additionally for the season 

2016/17 the destination 

will receive a total of 93 calls 

from RCCL up from 81 calls 

last season. This represents a 

25,000 passenger increase in 

total passenger from 213,000 

last season to 237,000 this 

season. 

Other noteworthy increases 

in cruise calls for 

the future include Princess 

Cruise lines who confirmed 

that due to the planned improvements 

Antigua will be 

included in a new seven day 

cruise from Fort Lauderdale 

to begin in season 2018/19, 

which will be calling all year 

round. 

Meetings were held with 

representatives from Carnival 

Cruise lines, MSC, 

Holland American, Princess 

Cruises, Seaborne, and 

the Royal Caribbean Cruise 

lines (RCCL) who are responsible 

for the Celebrity, 

and Azamara branded cruise 

lines. The itinerary planners 

for each cruise line partner 

were left with detailed copies 

of all the presentations made. 

Included in Minister Michael’s 

delegation to FCCA, 

Puerto Rico, were Chairman 

of the St John’s Development 

Corporation (STJDC) 

Rohan Hector, and General 

Manager of WIOC, Gregory 

Georges. 

CEO of the Antigua and 

Barbuda Tourism Authority, 

Colin James, and Nathan 

Dundas, President of the 

Antigua and Barbuda Cruise 

Association, also used the 

opportunity of this annual 

marketing conference to update 

cruise officials on safety 

and security measures and 

the new shore excursions 

available to enhance their 

guest experience. 

The delegation was accompanied 

by Mr. Ricky 

Skerritt, former St.Kitts 

Tourism Minister, who is advising 

the Honourable Asot 

Michael on matters related to 

the Government’s plans for 

growing the Antigua & Barbuda 

Tourism economy. 

Representatives of several 

local tour operator companies, 

including Tropical 

Adventures and Rendezvous 

Tours, also travelled to Puerto 

Rico and used the FCCA 

Conference opportunity to 

negotiate and secure more 

business for their operations. 

In keeping with the importance 

of the industry to 

all local stakeholder, the 

destination also for the first 

time assisted a local Cancer 

Care Charity group the Pinkback 

Program to attend the 

Conference, in their efforts 

to meet cruise line executive 

responsible for tours and excursions 

so as to make this 

charity available to cruise 

guests willing to donate to 

a worthy cause while on island. 

The progress made to 

date in cruise tourism by 

combined efforts of the Antigua 

and Barbuda Tourism 

Authority, The St. John’s Development 

Cooperation, The 

Ministry of Tourism and the 

Antigua and Barbuda Cruise 

Association is impressive. 

The relentless lobbying 

and negotiating for new 

cruise calls coupled with the 

re-development of the port 

and landside facilities means 

that Antigua and Barbuda 

has regained the attention of 

the cruise industry leadership, 

and is well on the way 

to achieving ‘marquee’ destination 

status in keeping with 

the Government’s vision for 

the industry.



MEDIA RELEASE: 

ABTA CLARIFIES ABST FOR 

HOTELS 

(St John’s, Antigua) 3 October 2016 - The Chief Executive Officer of the Antigua 

and Barbuda Tourism Authority, Colin James, has been advised of inaccurate statements 

concerning the Antigua and Barbuda Sales Tax (ABST) payable by hotels, and therefore, 

clarifies the matter. 

The ABST payable by hotels from inception was made up of collections from their 

guests. This was levied at 10.5% for all hotel revenues. This is significantly less than the 

15% other companies pay, but the decision was made to incentivise the tourism industry, 

which accounts directly for approximately 60% of the nation’s gross domestic product. 

A decision was made in Jan 2012 to increase the chargeable and payable ABST to 

12.5% with 2% of the sum to be set aside for use by the ABTA for Tourism Marketing. 

It should be noted that the ABTA Board includes a high representative of the Hotel Association. 

A process was agreed by the Tourism Ministry, the Tourism Authority, The Inland Revenue 

Department and the Hotel Association that two cheques would be remitted every 

month to Inland Revenue from each hotel. 

The larger 10.5% ABST payment goes into the consolidated fund and remaining 2% 

is paid into a separate account under the supervision of the Accountant General who 

disburses these funds to the Tourism Authority each month to be used specifically for 

marketing. 

Some hoteliers seem to believe that the 2% that is paid separately from the 10.5% 

ABST is theirs; but it is not. 

The entire ABST collected by Hotels, including the 2% for marketing, are revenues of 

the people of Antigua and Barbuda collectible by the State; no part of the ABST belongs 

to any hotel. Therefore, in paying both the total of 12.5% ABST, they are simply complying 

with the law. 

In a separate statement, I have detailed, on behalf of the Tourism Authority, precisely 

how decisions on spending the money from the 2% fund are taken; the procedures for 

accounting for every cent; and the auditing of the accounts by the international firm, 

KPMG, and their submission for tabling in Parliament. 

The Tourism Authority has a proud record of accountability and transparency which 

has been in existence from its inception.


MEDIA RELEASE: 

ABTA CEO RESPONDS TO 

TRANSPARENCY ALLEGATIONS 

(St John’s, Antigua) 3 October 2016 - The Chief Executive Officer of the Antigua 

and Barbuda Tourism Authority (ABTA), Colin James, has noted allegations made to the 

media by Senator Lennox Weston and Mr. Rob Barrett, a hotelier of significant standing. 

The CEO regards both Senator Weston and Mr Barrett as reasonable men who, when 

seized with accurate information, would not hold to allegations based on insufficient 

data. 

It is inaccurate to suggest that the financial operations of the ABTA are not transparent. 

The correct picture is that the organization has monthly meetings and produces monthly 

financial statements, including details of the drawdown of the 2% marketing fund 

which must have the expressed approval of the Board. 

Each month a detailed list of invoices associated with payments from the 2% fund is 

delivered to the Permanent Secretary in the Tourism Ministry and the Accountant-General 

to ensure that account is taken of every cent. 

Further, the monthly operating report and financials, once ratified at a subsequent 

meeting of the Board, are transmitted to the office of the Minister of Tourism as part the 

Board’s mandatory reporting mechanism. 

Importantly, the Board consists of key stakeholder groups in the industry, including the 

Hotels and Tourist Association which is actively represented by Director Andrew Headley, 

a distinguished hotelier of a major property in Antigua. 

The Board also includes a prominent banker, Director Arlene Edwards and the Government’s 

Financial Secretary Whitfield Harris. 

An allegation that the Tourism Authority is not transparent wrongfully indicts a cross 

section of persons of high repute, and such an unfair and damaging indictment should 

not stand. 

Note should also be taken that each year the accounts of the Tourism Authority are audited 

by the internationally recognised firm, KPMG, and that these audited accounts are 

sent to the Ministers of Finance and Tourism for tabling in Parliament. 

The Board of Tourism hides nothing and its financial affairs are fully in accord with the 

highest standards of accountability. 

If further information is required by Senator Weston in the exercise of his duties, or 

Mr. Barrett to understand the extent of the Board’s transparency in financial matters, a 

simple inquiry would result in the provision of such information.



Bahamian Stuart Bowe named 

Caribbean Hotelier of the Year 

FAJARDO, Puerto Rico – Bahamian 

hotelier Stuart Bowe was named the 

2016 Caribbean Hotelier of the Year by 

the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association 

(CHTA). 

Bowe, the Senior Vice President and 

General Manager, Resort Operations of 

Atlantis Paradise Island, received the 

coveted honor at the Caribbean Hospitality 

Industry Exchange Forum (CHIEF), 

hosted by CHTA, in Fajardo, Puerto 

Rico on Sunday. 

Accepting the region’s premier hospitality 

award, Bowe credited his grandmother 

with teaching him service and 

attention to detail from “cleaning up the 

kitchen.” 

Bowe’s contribution to the hospitality 

and tourism industry spans more than 

27 years, having “cut his teeth” in customer 

service and management working 

at McDonald’s in his teenage years and 

entering the industry as a management 

trainee. 

He subsequently worked his way up 

the ladder, storing and absorbing every 

experience to hone his leadership skills. 

Over the years he has worked in every 

department and in nearly all job categories, 

from dishwasher to busboy, from 

bartender to laundry attendant, from 

housekeeping to maintenance, and from 

front desk to landscaping. 

Stuart earned a BA in accounting in 

1986 from Florida State University, an 

MBA in marketing summa cum laude 

from Walden University in 2009 and 

is currently pursuing a PhD in applied 

management and decision sciences with 

a focus on leadership and organizational 

change. 

Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie, 

in a taped congratulatory message, 

described Bowe as “an exemplar” to be 

followed by generations of Bahamians. 

“He is a manager cum laude, one who 

Stuart Bowe receives the coveted award from Karolin Troubetzkoy, President of the Caribbean 

Hotel and Tourism Association. 

has brought the pursuit of excellence to 

his work …(and) on behalf of the people 

of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, 

it is entirely on their behalf that I salute 

you for all that you have been able to 

do.” 

“Stuart Bowe personifies Caribbean 

excellence. He is disciplined and innovative 

and a leader who inspires generations 

of Bahamians and Caribbean people 

through his accomplishments and his 

humanity,” said Frank Comito, Director 

General and CEO of the CHTA who previously 

served as Executive Vice President 

of the Bahamas Hotel & Tourism 

Association. 

Bowe was posted to Dubai from 2008 

to 2010 to oversee the grand opening of 

the Atlantis, Palm Jumeirah, serving as 

Vice President of Resort Operations in 

the Middle East. 

Returning to The Bahamas, he became 

active in the Bahamas Hotel & 

Tourism Association, establishing numerous 

school programs to help children 

understand the importance of tourism 

and career opportunities in the sector. 

The junior hotelier program he was instrumental 

in setting up in primary and 

secondary schools has impacted more 

than 4,000 students. 

Now in his third consecutive term, 

Stuart Bowe is the longest serving President 

of the Bahamas Hotel & Tourism 

Association, and he currently serves as 

First Vice President of the Caribbean 

Hotel and Tourism Association. 

Also in winners’ row on Sunday, Barbadian 

Heather Hinds, General Cook at 

The Club Barbados Resort & Spa, was 

named Caribbean Employee of the Year, 

while Jamaica’s Derrick Wright, an income 

auditor at The Tyrall Club in Jamaica 

was named Caribbean Supervisor 

of the Year. James Hepple, President and 

CEO of the Aruba Hotel and Tourism 

Association, captured the Caribbean Association 

Executive of the Year Award. 

CHIEF also presented awards in the 

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Mystery Zika case solved: Virus 

was spread by physical contact 

UTAH, United States – 

The mystery Zika case in the 

US state of Utah has been 

solved, and the answer, as 

with so many revelations 

about Zika, is something 

never before seen with this 

virus. Someone seems to 

have gotten Zika through 

only casual physical contact 

with an infected person—the 

first such case that’s been 

documented. 

In July, after a 73-yearold 

patient who’d contracted 

Zika while traveling to Mexico 

died (a rare occurrence in 

itself), a second person came 

down with the virus. The second 

patient had visited the 

first man in the hospital, but 

had not traveled to any Zika-infected 

areas or had sex 

with anyone who had. So with 

the two known methods of 

transmission—mosquito bites 

and sexual transmission—out 

of the running, it was unclear 

just how this second person 

had managed to get infected. 

In a new paper published 

in the New England Journal 

of Medicine, the 

patients’ physicians from the 


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University of Utah describe 

just what happened with these 

cases: 

Patient 2 reported having 

assisted a nurse in repositioning 

Patient 1 in bed without 

using gloves. Patient 2 also 

reported having wiped Patient 

1’s eyes during the hospitalization 

but reported having 

had no other overt contact 

with blood or other body fluids, 

including splashes or mucous 

membrane exposure. 

The only fluids the second 

patient could have 

come in contact with are 

sweat and tears. A previous 

study detected traces 

of the virus in the tears of 

infected mice; there hasn’t 

been any similar research on 

sweat. The second patient 

probably either had a cut 

somewhere on his skin, or 

he inadvertently touched his 

eyes, nose, or mouth, and 

the virus entered his body. 

“It should not be able to pass 

through unbroken skin,” says 

Sankar Swaminathan, the 

chief of infections disease at 

University of Utah Health 

Care, and first author on the 

paper. 

But a big part of why this 

transmission likely occurred 

has to do with the uniqueness 

of the first patient’s case. It’s 

very rare for people to die of 

Zika—in this outbreak so far, 

there have been only 13 fatal 

cases in adults (not counting 

deaths from Zika-related 

Guillain-Barré). When Zika 

patients die, Swaminathan 

says, in many cases they 

also have a preexisting 

condition like leukemia that 

compromises the immune 

system. In this case, the first 

patient, while elderly, was not 

immunocompromised. But 

his infection was extremely 

severe. His blood had 200 

million copies of the virus 

per milliliter—with a typical 

infection, Swaminathan says, 

you’d expect to see hundreds 

of thousands, and one million 

would be considered high. 

It’s not clear why this 

man suffered so intensely 

from what is typically a very 

mild virus. He’d had dengue 

in the past; it’s possible that 

remaining antibodies from 

that somehow worsened this 

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infection. This can sometimes 

happen when people get two 

different strains of dengue— 

the second dengue infection 

will be worse. Swaminathan 

also speculates that the man 

may have had a genetic 

immune deficiency that just 

happened to be very specific 

to this virus. 

With infectious diseases, 

“there’s some people we find 

who get very unusual manifestations 

of infections that 

99.99 percent of people never 

get,” Swaminathan says. 

It could be that these people, 

though not otherwise immunocompromised, 

have specific 

weaknesses to particular 

pathogens. 

Whatever the reason, the 

patient ended up with an abnormally 

high viral load, 

which led to shock, respiratory 

failure, and eventually 

death. (The second patient 

came down with a less intense, 

more ordinary version 

of Zika.) The extent to 

which the virus can be spread 

through bodily fluids like this 

is a question the authors suggest 

needs more research, but 

Swaminathan suspects that 

it may be the high viral load 

that led the virus to be present 

in the first patient’s sweat or 

tears. Mosquitoes and sexual 

transmission are still the main 

worries —“For the general 

public, this doesn’t really 

change very much,” Swaminathan 

says—but this case 

is yet another surprise pulled 

from Zika’s seemingly endless 

playbook. (The Atlantic)



Monday’s Sudoku Solution 

S U D O K U 

CROSSWORD 

Across 

1. Radiant 

6. Get sentimental 

10. __ mater 

14. Encouraging word 

15. Creme-filled snack 

16. ‘’Hud’’ actress 

17. Profit excessively 

20. Genesis locale 

21. __ rule (generally) 

22. Have a chat with 

23. Short 40 Down 

25. Top-drawer 

26. Unscrupulous sales tactic 

31. Sheds feathers 

32. Palette choices 

33. Soft squeeze 

35. Yawl or yacht 

36. Black-tie affairs 

38. Tomato variety 

39. PIN demander 

40. Swing around 

41. Greek fabulist 

42. Type of fire truck 

46. Drops in the air 

47. Left dumbstruck 

48. Toward the rudder 

51. Major-leaguer 

52. Bill bundles 

56. Passé recording media 

59. ‘’Shall We Dance?’’ star 

60. No longer on the market 

61. Put up 

62. Gloss over 

63. Baum pooch 

64. Frizzy dos 

Down 

1. Up to the task 

2. Lattice 

3. Walkway 

4. Kitchen accessory 

5. Wine and dine 

6. Enters 

7. Astronomical bear 

8. Equinox mo. 

9. Nocturnal hunters 

10. Bobbysock 

11. Scallion relative 

12. Cartoonist Groening 

13. In addition 

18. Grandma 

19. Dog genus 

24. ‘’__ Not Unusual’’ 

25. Atlas section 

26. Phone enclosure 

27. 1836 battle site 

28. Rationed (out) 

29. Made a pick 

30. Bookstore section 

31. Wharton deg. 

34. Opening 

36. ‘80s Soviet policy 

37. Eller, in ‘’Oklahoma!’’ 

38. Proxima Centauri, for 

one 

40. Pants alternative 

41. Sweetened beverage 

43. Eggy dish 

44. Texas city 

45. Roll call no-show 

48. Golden Fleece craft 

49. Look 

50. Actress Garr 

51. Hit with hailstones 

53. Simon Says player 

54. Art style, familiarly 

55. Atl. crossers, once 

57. Kanga’s kid 

58. Wonderland drink


Today’s weather forecast 

Antigua and Barbuda 

Rain showers early with overcast 

skies later in the day. 

High - 85ºF 

Low - 78ºF 

Wind: East South East 13 mph 

Sunrise 5.58 am; Sunset 5.53 pm 

Monday’s Crossword Solution 

HOROSCOPE 

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). 

Hold some cards close to 

your chest. No one in this 

game needs to see your entire 

hand. Also, note that there’s 

a difference between bluffing 

and lying, and that difference 

is in the spirit of your play. 

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). 

The past is barely present in 

your thoughts today, because 

there is so much around you 

to keep you very much focused 

on fulfilling the needs 

of the moment-to-moment. 

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22- 

Dec. 21). Do you have the 

right to know how another 

person is spending his or her 

time? You feel entitled to the 

information, but that’s not always 

the best indicator. An 

impartial party could help 

you figure this one out. 

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 

19). For you there is no glory 

in sitting somewhere on 

the upper decks and enjoying 

the spoils of the kind of work 

that could only happen on the 

dirt. That’s why today you’ll 

get close to the work, down 

where it’s happening. 

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 

18). To accept a hand-out or 

leg-up would defeat the purpose 

of the job you’re doing 

now, which is solely geared 

toward discovering and using 

the powers within you. 

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 

20). Diversity in your schedule 

is the key to happiness. 

A little of the physical, the 

cultural and the spiritual will 

brighten your world, even if 

you can only get in 15 minutes 

at a time. 

ARIES (March 21-April 19). 

The scenery around you today 

is neutral by nature. It will be 

up to you to give it context. If 

you want it to be joyful, and 

your heart is ready to receive 

it that way, it will be joyful. 

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). 

You will mystify people who 

think they know you well as 

you explore areas of study 

that are completely foreign to 

them. You only need to go a 

few steps into this new path 

before suddenly the old road 

will be lost behind you. 

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). 

You’re a fast learner, but in 

order to create a habit you 

still must do the same thing 

everyone else has to do, 

which is repeat and relearn 

over and over until the action 

is engrained and automatic. 

CANCER (June 22-July 22). 

It only takes a small amount 

of extra effort to get off to a 

winning start, but the positive 

momentum this generates 

will give you an advantage 

through the whole experience. 

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). 

You’re naturally fascinated 

by life. There are people 

around you, however, who 

need to be entertained. Your 

quest to keep them amused 

has led you to do very unusual 

things in the past, and the 

trend will continue today. 

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). 

As for a certain relationship: 

Your options are to go on, or 

to stop. Sometimes you can 

go on and stop at the same 

time, which is what you’re 

doing when you don’t make a 

clear choice.



Rudy Matthew hits 105 not out for 

Sisserou, Bullets & Empire tied 

By Carlena Knight 

The Antigua Barbuda Football Association 

has announced its squad which will 

contest the 3rd round of the Carib Cup on 

October 5th in Curaçao and October 8th in 

Antigua in the hopes of qualifying for the 

first time for the 2017 Gold cup. 

They are as follows: 

Goalkeepers- 

Brentton Muhammad (Tristandol FC /Iceland) 

Prince Walter (Old Road FC/Antigua) 

Defense- 

Quinton ‘QQ’ Griffith (Charleston Battery/ 

USA) –captain 

Blaize Punter (Quorn FC/England) 

Akeem ‘Leppy’ Thomas (Parham FC /Antigua) 

Shevorn Phillip (Villa Lions/Antigua) 

Mahlon Romeo (Millwall FC/England) 

Zaine Francis- Angol (Kidderminster FC / 

England) 

Courtney James- Wildin (Boston United 

FC/England) 

Connor Peters (Braintree FC /England) 

By Vanroy Burnes 

Rudy Matthew slams 105 

not out against Aunties Sues 

Kitchen Herbert’s United as 

his team won by 44 runs in 

tape ball cricket competition 

over the weekend, while 

Bryson’s shipping & Insurance 

Bullets and Empire 

match tied and had to be decided 

by a super over. 

In Sisserou’s versus Herbert’s 

United match, Sisserou’s 

171 for1 with Rudy 

Matthew hitting 105 not out, 

Herbert’s United in reply 127 

for 9 with Byron Williams 

42 and Anthony Mathurin 3 

for 20. In the Bryson’s Shipping 

& Insurance versus 

Empire match, Bullets 122 

for 7 with Morrison Browne 

39, Alva Joseph had 2 for 

21 and Morton Browne also 

had 2 for 21. 

Empire in reply 122 all 

out with Ian Tittle 28 not out 

and Lynton Africa 24 with 

Stephan Matthew picking up 

6 for 16. The match had to 

go in a super over in which 

Bullets won. 

In other matches played 

on Sunday, Success Catering 

Buckley’s 3J’S beat Global 

Bank of Commerce TNK 

Stars by 64 runs. Buckley’s 

3 J’s 136 all out with Nigel 

Fergus 36 and Karima Gore 

ABFA announces squad 

to contest Carib Cup 

Midfield- 

Tevaughn ‘Peter Reds’ Harriette (Parham 

FC /Antigua) 

Kieran Murtagh (Woking FC /England) 

Duran Martin (Corby Town FC /England) 

Rhys Brown (Grimsby Town FC/England) 

Calaum Jahraldo- Martin (Oldham Athletic 

FC /England) 

Tomarley ‘Ziggy’ Thomas (Greenbay Hoppers 

FC/Antigua) 

Forwards- 

Dexter Blackstock (Potherham FC /England) 

Peter ‘Big Pete’ Byers (SAP FC/Antigua) 

Javorn ‘Bozo’ Stevens (Greenbay Hoppers 

FC/Antigua) 

Stefan ‘Tommy’ Smith (Old Road FC/Antigua) 

The Benna boys will face Curaçao in 

Curaçao on the 5th and return home to face 

Puerto Rico on the 8th at the Antigua Recreation 

Grounds. Both victories will ensure 

qualification to the 2017 Gold Cup. 

also 36 runs, Kirk Douglas 

had 3 for 22. 

TNK Stars in reply 77 all 

out with Loy Weste 31. Kadeem 

Phillip had 3 for 7 and 

Rodney Williams 3 for 14. 

Finance and Development 

Dredgers beat Ceco 

Pharmacy Future Stars by 

27 runs. Dredgers 133 with 

Martin Caesar Jr. 33, Tyrone 

Williams Jr. 36, and Edwin 

Jackson had 4 for 16. Future 

Stars in reply 103 all out Michael 

Dover 34 and Melvin 

Charles 4 for 22. 

Medicare Pharmacy 

& AUA College of Medicine 

PMS beat East Side 

Breeze by 9 wickets. East 

Side Breeze 82 all out with 

Sadique Nathaniel 27 and 

Bertram Miller 3 for 16. 

Medicare Pharmacy & AUA 

College of Medicine in reply 

87 for 1 with E. Peters 

34 not out and Rayn John 28 

not out. 

The quarter finals will be 

played this coming Sunday 

October 9 th when Bullets 

will take on All Stars at AGS 

at 11.30 am, TNK Stars 

versus Dredges at Powell’s 

at 10.30am, Future Stars 

versus PMS at Dredgers at 

10.30am and Buckley’s 3 j’s 

versus Empire at Powell’s at 

2.00pm. 

In the females Happy 

Crew Vellas versus Bullets at 

AGA at 2.00pm and Strictly 

Business versus Female Flyers 

at Dredgers at 2.00pm


Cool & Smooth, Ministry of Sports 

Business Football League kicks off 

By Vanroy Burnes 

The Cool & Smooth, 

Ministry of Sports 2016/17 

Business League football 

kicks off over the weekend 

with ten matches across 

the island divided into two 

zones. 

In zone 1, Antigua & 

Barbuda Airport Authority 

beat A.S.Bryden & Sons 

By Carlena Knight 

Digicel continued their undefeated 

streak on Sunday night defeating Fitzroy 

Rewinding Transformers, 51-49 

in the feature match at JSC in the Cool 

& Smooth Digicel Business basketball 

league. 

Both teams went into the match undefeated 

but it was Digicel who overpowered 

Transformers in the last minute to 

pick up the victory. 

two goals to 1, Sandals beat 

PWD Asphalt three goals to 

1, Stingray City Wranglers 

and Little Canton Immigration 

played to a nil all draw, 

St. James’s Club beat Law 

Enforcers five goals to 3, 

while Hermitage beat the defending 

champions WIOC 2 

goals to 1. 

Meanwhile in Zone 2, 

Hon. Teco Lake PWD Stars 

and Green Acres played to a 

two all draw, Jumby Bay defeated 

National Parks three 

goals to 1, Antigua & Barbuda 

Transport Board and 

DIGICEL played to a three 

all draw, Ministry of Tourism 

edged out St. John’s Development 

Corporation, while 

Kennedy’s Blue Diamonds 

Adissa ‘Rass-I’ Harris led the charge 

for Digicel with 11 points. He was assisted 

by Jamal ‘Buffy’ Williams with 10 

and Kareem Blair also with 10 points. 

Sharife Sergeant had a game high 21 

points in a losing effort. 

L & S Superette Penetrators broke 

their winless streak after defeating One 

Stone Original, 67-38. 

Kareem Bailey had 19 points with 

teammates, Alex Crawford and Gerard 

trounce Pine Hill Island Provision 

four goals to 1. 

Two matches are scheduled 

for Thursday of this 

week when Law enforcers 

will take on Antigua & 

Barbuda Airport Authority 

at Police at 4.30pm, while 

St. James’s Club will come 

up against Sandals at Radio 

Rage at 5.00. 

Digicel remain undefeated, L & S Superette 

gain first victory in Cool & Smooth league 

‘Dumbo’ Henry contributing 12 and 11 

points for the victors. 

Steven Matthew had 9 points for the 

losers. This gives Penetrators its first win 

for the 2016 season. 

In the other game played on Sunday 

night, Burtons Laundry edged out Police 

Vertex, 39-36. Dave Phillip had 11 points 

for Burtons while Ariel Quallis and 

Rafique Edwards had 12 and 10 points 

respectively for Police. 


more to win a Test. Never has 

it been done at Eden Gardens, 

where the highest successful 

chase took place more than 

a decade ago and finished at 

120 for 2. 

The contribution from 

Saha to put his team in such a 

strong position should not be 

underestimated. He became 

only the fourth Indian wicketkeeper 

to hit two fifities in a 

Test. 

On the West Indies tour, 

Saha was demoted one spot 

from No. 6 with the team 

management saying they 

wanted to reduce the pressure 

on him when they went in a 

batsman short. India have not 

opted for that combination at 

home against New Zealand 

but Saha stayed in the lower 

order. On his home ground, 

he produced an innings that 

may well become something 

of a signature. He was happy 

to take blows to his body from 

the fast bowlers. 

He used their pace, nudging 

them behind point or towards 

backward square leg. 

And having blunted them, he 

gorged on spin. Five of his six 

fours and 28 of his unbeaten 

58 came off the bowling of 

Mitchell Santner. It was only 

the fifth time in Test history 

that a batsman from No. 8 had 

made two fifties in a Test. 

There were two Indian 

wickets standing on the 

fourth morning, when the 

pitch showed signs that it had 

slowed down. Neil Wagner 

For Sale 

picked up one of them to move 

his career tally to 99. Playing 

his 25th Test, he could have 

tied with Richard Hadlee’s record 

for the fastest New Zealander 

to 100 Test wickets but 

the final wicket went to Trent 

Boult. (ESPNcricinfo) 

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India claim series and No. 1 Test ranking 

At the historic Eden Gardens, 

in front of 12,068 people, 

India became the No. 1 

team in the world with a 178- 

run victory over New Zealand 

and captured their fourth 

series trophy on the trot. It 

isn’t groundbreaking for a 

team to dominate in their own 

conditions. And granted, the 

heat and the pitches left New 

Zealand feeling out of place - 

picture Mr Bean in an MI6 facility 

- but when you watch R 

Ashwin conjuring wickets, or 

Mohammed Shami demolishing 

stumps; when you watch 

M Vijay leaving the ball or 

Cheteshwar Pujara attacking 

the spinners; when you watch 

Virat Kohli raising his game, 

it is difficult not to wonder 

whether India have found 

themselves an XI capable of 

becoming something special. 

New Zealand did the best 

they could in the absence of 

their regular captain and best 

batsman Kane Williamson. 

He had finally recovered 

from a fever to come out of 

his hotel room and watch 

the match from the ground. 

He would have felt proud of 

Tom Latham’s polished 74. 

He would have enjoyed Matt 

Henry’s big-hearted performance. 

He would have wanted 

to run out to the field when 

the ninth wicket fell and do 

his little bit for his men. But 

376 was too big a target in the 

final innings. 

The coin was in love with 

Kohli, doing as he bid for a 

sixth time in a row, in Kolkata. 

The weather too wanted to be 

on his good side, giving him 

the perfect conditions to ambush 

New Zealand late on the 

second day. In Bhuvneshwar 

Kumar, he also had the ideal 

weapon to exploit a pitch that 

offered seam, swing and variable 

bounce. On the fourth 

day, when conditions had become 

better for batting, India 

remained tenacious. They remained 

patient. They were a 

little petulant too, putting the 

umpire under needless pressure 

every time the ball hit 

pad or beat bat. India often get 

on rolls like these. But it isn’t 

often that they make it last. 

Someone gives it away. A ball 

down leg. A wicket thrown 

away. This XI, though, may 

just be learning to shed those 

bad habits. 

Take Ashwin for example. 

He had seen that Latham had 

changed his technique; that 

he was taking a shorter front 

stride so that he could be in a 

better position to play the ball 

that doesn’t turn and avoid 

being lbw. It paid off beautifully. 

He survived the first few 

minutes. His footwork grew 

assured. A good cover drive 

off a half-volley got him going. 

A delectable flick shot later 

in the innings exemplified 

that he was reading the length 

early and well. He went to tea 

unbeaten on 74. 

Ashwin got him in his 

first over after tea. The ball 

was looped up. It was bowled 

wide. It was a tease. Like the 

smell of chocolate to a man 

who has never eaten anything 

other than salad. Latham went 

for that sinful cover drive and 

the outside edge was taken by 

Wriddhiman Saha, moving 

smoothly to his left. 

And then there was Shami 

and his sexy reverse swing. 

Henry Nicholls nicked a catch to Ajinkya Rahane. 

BJ Watling read that a fuller 

delivery was tailing into him. 

Appropriately, he brought his 

front pad down the line and 

made sure the bat came down 

close to it. A second later, he 

was watching his off stump 

cartwheeling all over the 

place. The ball had moved 

one way in the air and then 

promptly the other way off the 

pitch to beat the outside edge. 

Shami can’t possibly have intended 

for that to happen; it 

would just be scary if he did. 

Twelve out of the 20 wickets 

India took in Kolkata went 

to the seamers. Admittedly, 

the pitch suited them better 

in the early stages, but not 

often have India made use of 

that advantage. On the fourth 

day, when conventional swing 

went AWOL along with the 

uneven pace and bounce, 

they used what was given to 

them - scoreboard pressure 

and reverse swing - brilliantly. 

This is why India should 

feel upbeat about their chances. 

Their fast bowlers aren’t 

place-holders for the spinners 

anymore. 

Ashwin mystifies batsmen 

with his flight and Martin 

Guptill and Ross Taylor 

were the latest scratching their 

heads all the way to the pavilion. 

One was lbw because the 

ball dipped, the other was lbw 

again because it drifted away 

and as a result the Kolkata 

Test claimed the record for the 

most lbws in a Test in India. 

The count finished at 15. 

Ravindra Jadeja went 

around the wicket to the 

left-handed Henry Nicholls 

in the 36th over. From the 

amount of work he puts into 

his action, a batsman expects 

the ball to turn. He often plays 

for that turn, or at the very 

least, worries about it so much 

that it brings uncertainty into 

his game. Nicholls was put 

through this harrowing sequence 

of events and sent on 

his way to the pavilion as a 

good length ball, holding its 

line just outside off stump, 

took the edge and was taken 

superbly by Ajinkya Rahane 

at slip. 

Only six times has a 

team ever made 376 or 

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